NFL: Anguished Chiefs snap their losing streak

“I wanted to tell them that I love them and I understand what they are going through,” Hunt said.

Kansas City Mayor Sylvester James likened the tragedy to “your worst nightmare.”

“It’s unfathomable,” James told reporters. “It’s something that you would love to wash away from your mind, but you can’t do it. There is nothing like it. Think about your worst nightmare and multiply by five.”